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Four times Italian women's champion Lara Liotta, 29, was on a street in broad daylight in central Rome when the man, a Romanian immigrant of no fixed abode, approached her and asked her for a cigarette. When she told him she did not smoke he allegedly lunged for her and grabbed her around the neck. Miss Liotta, who works as prison officer, immediately put her black belt training to good use, delivering two swift jabs to the man's face which sent him crashing to the ground. The karate champion was fortunate she could rely on her skills to fight off...

The Roma (gypsies) are a problem throughout southeastern Europe. The children beg in cafes, street corners, etc. throughout the region while the adults are often involved in various illegal activities. The outdoor cafes along the main street in Sarajevo were swamped with them in the summers.

The Roma (gypsies) are a problem throughout southeastern Europe. The children beg in cafes, street corners, etc. throughout the region while the adults are often involved in various illegal activities. The outdoor cafes along the main street in Sarajevo were swamped with them in the summers.

You can say that again. Went to Bulgaria last August and going again this month - absolutely beautiful country. I'm told that the tzigans aren't usually violent, but they're definitely lowlifes. The Bulgarian politicians (probably Hungary and Romania too) go and bribe the gypsies with state benefits to vote for them which is why they all have satellite TVs, but they'll still take their children out to aggressively beg, pick your pocket or root through your garbage.